FISHING THE PACIFIC 



of the people who are sick would probably get over it if they 

 could go out for two or three days in a row. 



I am always careful of my diet for the first two or three 

 days on a trip, and never partake of a heavy breakfast at any 

 time. Only once have I been actually sick on the water. This 

 was in 1925, on a commercial boat about twenty-five miles 

 southwest of Nantucket Lightship. I tried eating tomato 

 sandwiches that had been in line with a leaking exhaust pipe. 

 However, I have felt ill on several occasions, and yet have 

 always managed to pull out of it by following the suggestions 

 outlined above, especially the one about going topsides and 

 getting the air. I might add that nothing is likely to be of help 

 if you have been on a gay party the night before and are con- 

 sequently going fishing with a terrible hangover. Under such 

 conditions only the balm of time can aid you. I'm convinced 

 that no liquor of any kind is a preventive or cure for seasick- 

 ness. It is as out of place aboard a fishboat as in a duck blind. 

 Wait until you get ashore to drink. Then do all the celebrat- 

 ing you wish, or else drown your sorrows. You will do a hell 

 of a lot more of the latter after a big game fishing trip than 

 you will of the former. 



At last there is an effective seasick remedy on the market— 

 Dramamine. People who have tried it tell me it really works. 



Sunglasses 



All anglers, and most particularly those who are subject to 

 seasickness, should constantly wear sunglasses— the best pro- 

 curable—and always have an extra pair along. I am convinced 

 that a great deal of seasickness is due to eyestrain. Reading on 

 board a fish boat is bad for the eyes. I believe that the only 



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